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Aroids
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Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Alocasia 'Mayan Mask' - 2Ltr £8.99
(Giant Taro), Family Araceae, Hybrid origin. Large, glossy green, puckered leaves with white viens and dark maroon/purple undersides.
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Half hardy - will take light frost. Protect from cold and wet, mulch/wrap/fleece in position or move to cool greenhouse. Amorphophallus konjac - 1.5Ltr £6.99
(Voodoo Lily, konjaku, konnyaku), Family Araceae, Originating from Indonesia to Japan. The inflorescence is a whopping 20 inches long, the colour of raw liver, stinks to high heaven and sits on top of a 1.75m stalk.
Fully hardy - requires no frost protection. Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum' - 9cm £3.99
AGM A superb plant that adds winter interest in the woodland garden. Superb, glossy dark green leaves with white veins. Height 30cm (12in). Hardy.
Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Colocasia 'Dragon Heart' £10.99
Family Araceae. Another new hybrid, the most vigorous and largest growing black-leaved Colocasia to date. Imagine Colocasia ‘Black Magic’ super-sized. The heart-shaped leaves emerge purple/green and turn a lustrous black.
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Available end of May
Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Colocasia esculenta - 2Ltr £7.99
(Taro, Egyptian ginger, elephant ears), AGM, Family Araceae, Originating from Tropical regions. These are greedy plants and will produce the lushest of green leaves if fed regularly.
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Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' - 2Ltr £7.99
(Taro Plant, Elephant Ear), Family Araceae, Originating from Tropical regions. A superb Colocasia and a must for black plant fanatics. Large matt black, heart shaped leaves up to 50cm long, on black/purple leaf stalks.
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Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Colocasia esculenta 'Diamond Head' - 1Ltr £6.99
This Colocasia has the colour of 'Black Magic' but with a glossy leaf surface. Height 1.2m+. Tender.
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Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Colocasia esculenta 'Mammoth' - 2Ltr £8.99
(Giant Taro, Giant Elephant Ear), Family Araceae, Originating from Tropical regions. Plant in moist soil, bog or pond margin. These are greedy plants and will produce the lushest of leaves if fed regularly.
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Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Colocasia esculenta 'Ruffles' - 2Ltr £7.99
(Taro), Family Araceae, Originating from Tropical regions. A very vigorous, in fact astonishingly fast growing Colocasia, with olive green stems and huge dark green leaves with ruffled edges.
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Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Colocasia esculenta 'Sangria' - 2Ltr £8.99
(Taro, Elephant Ear), Family Araceae, Hybrid origin. A large Colocasia with bright red/pink stems, dark green leaves and blue to purple veins.
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Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Colocasia gigantea 'Thailand Giant' - 3Ltr £10.99
(Giant Elephant Ear), Family Araceae, Originating from Tropical regions. Extremely fast growing Colocasia that produces huge bluish-green leaves up to 2m long and 1.5m wide.
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Tender - will tolerate no frost or prolonged cold. Over-winter in heated greenhouse or conservatory. Colocasia 'Noble Gigante' £12.99
Family Araceae. A new fast-growing hybrid, capable of reaching stupendous proportions in a season. It produces enourmous, textured, purple leaves with green veins that become dark purple through the season.
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Available end of May
Fully hardy - requires no frost protection. Typhonium venosum - 1Ltr £6.99
(The Voodoo lily), Syn. Sauromatum venosum, Family Araceae, Originating from India/Himalayas. In late spring, the flowering spathe of the Voodoo lily makes its presence known by scenting the garden with the acrid smell of rotting meat.